Washington § 77.15.470 - Wildlife check stations or field inspections — Unlawful avoidance — Penalty.

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§ 77.15.470. Wildlife check stations or field inspections — Unlawful avoidance — Penalty.

(1) A person is guilty of unlawfully avoiding wildlife check stations or field inspections if the person fails to:
(a) Obey check station signs;
(b) Stop and report at a check station if directed to do so by a uniformed fish and wildlife officer or if directed by an ex officio fish and wildlife officer participating in a department-authorized check station; or
(c) Produce for inspection upon request by a fish and wildlife officer or ex officio fish and wildlife officer: (i) Hunting or fishing equipment; (ii) seaweed, fish, shellfish, or wildlife; or (iii) licenses, permits, tags, stamps, or catch record cards required by this title.
(2) Unlawfully avoiding wildlife check stations or field inspections is a gross misdemeanor.
(3) Wildlife check stations may not be established upon interstate highways or state routes.
[ 2014 c 48 s 19; 2000 c 107 s 246; 1998 c 190 s 29.]

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